The Growing Environment Flashcards
What are the 5 things a vine needs to survive?
Heat, sunlight, water, nutrients, carbon dioxide
In the winter the vine goes ______ and there are no _____ parts left on the plant.
Dormant; Green
In Spring, _______ marks the beginning of the growing season.
Budbrust
What is fruit set and when does it usually start?
When the vine flowers and small berries start to form; Late spring and early summer
When part of the year do grapes start to fully ripen?
Late summer
What is the first sign of the ripening process?
Veraison
What marks the end of the growing season after the harvest in autumn?
The vine drops its leaves and becomes dormant.
Oxygen is lost through the vines…?
Leaves
The vine combines glucose with nutrients to…?
Support growth and ripen grapes
If the temperature is below ______ degrees F it is too cold for grape growing.
50
When picking a grape variety, what is the defining factor that needs to be considered?
The amount of heat in the regions growing season
What are the 6 factors that most affect how much heat reaches the vineyard?
Latitude, Altitude, Ocean currents, fog, soil, aspect
In order to meet the vines temperature needs, most vineyards lie between ______ and ______ degrees north or south of the equator.
30-50 degrees
As altitude increases temperature ______.
Drops
The major ocean currents transport large volumes of _____ or _____ water leading to localized warming or cooling of wine regions.
Warm or cool
Fog can help to ____ a vineyard.
Cool
Soils that are ______ in color or have high contents of _____ & _____ absorb and radiate more of the sun’s heat.
Darker; stone & rock
Soils with high water content require more ______ to warm up. This can _____ budburst.
Energy; delay
What is Aspect?
The direction in which a vineyard faces
______ ______ benefit the most from good Aspect.
Steeper slopes
The temperature difference between the coldest and hottest months is referred to as…?
Continentality
Regions with high Continentality have _______ differences in temperature.
large
Regions with _____ Continentality have less variations in temperatures throughout it the year.
low
Areas close to water usually have a _____ Continentality because large bodies of water take longer to warm up and cool down, keeping the vineyard at a moderate temperature.
low
